1 dead, 1 hurt in Kane County traffic crash

One person is dead and another hurt in a traffic crash this morning in unincorporated Kane County.

The crash happened about 9:15 a.m. at Illinois Highway 64 and Country Line Road near Maple Park, the Kane County sheriff's department said this afternoon in a news release.

A 1995 Ford Ranger pickup truck was heading north on County Line and began turning west on Illinois 64 when it hit a 1998 Honda Civic, which was westbound on Illinois 64, the sheriff's department said, citing preliminary details.

The Ford's driver, Donald Haug, 76, of Maple Park, was pronounced dead at Kishwaukee Hospital in Sycamore, the sheriff's department said. The Honda's driver was transported to Kishwaukee with non-life-threatening injuries.

The release did not say how the crash occurred, but said northbound traffic on County Line has a stop sign, while there are no stop signs on Illinois 64 in that area. No citations have been issued as of this afternoon.